The sickly son died young? After the marriage exchange, I will bring prosperity to his entire clan f

Du Mingxian looked up at her with a half-smile, staring at her without saying a word for a long time.

The servants felt a little embarrassed by her constant staring and were wondering if they should soften their attitude when Du Mingxian said, "Where is it against the rules?"

The servant secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "Miss, the dishes haven't been served yet. You can't eat in the kitchen first. There are your elders outside."

“Didn’t you say my mom put too much salt in this dish? Since Grandma can’t eat it, I can eat it myself, right?”

The servant shook his head, "That won't do either. The dishes haven't been served yet. You can't pick them up with your chopsticks first. It's against etiquette."

"What are the rules?" Xu Tingting asked as she stepped in.

The servant immediately put on a fawning expression when he saw Xu Tingting. "Miss, this old servant noticed that Miss Biao doesn't quite understand etiquette, so I asked her to tell her."

Xu Tingting's heart skipped a beat, but after receiving a look from Du Mingxian, she wisely kept quiet and simply replied, "Oh."

The servants were even more smug when they saw that Xu Tingting, the legitimate young lady, did not say anything. She was just a cousin, and a married one at that.

Du Mingxian showed no emotion on her face, simply putting her chopsticks aside and saying, "Then I won't eat for now."

Xu Tingting stepped forward and asked, "Are you hungry? If you are, eat first."

“This…” Du Mingxian glanced at the servant, her eyes darting around, “Isn’t this a bit against the rules?”

Xu Tingting was genuinely unsure of what Du Mingxian was thinking.

At this moment, Madam Zhou stuffed a steamed cake into Du Mingxian's hand, saying, "Eat this first if you're hungry, I'll make another one right away."

"Yes, Mother." Du Mingxian began to eat under the watchful eyes of the servants.

The servant looked disapproving. "Grandma, dinner hasn't started yet. You can't do this."

It was clear that something was wrong with Madam Zhou, but she remained silent after being told off by the servants.

The servants were still nagging in my ear, "Even if she is your daughter, this is still the Xu family. You can't make decisions here."

Du Mingxian originally wanted to hear more about how this servant was bullying her mother, but... she saw all this, and even though her mother was already like this, she didn't say a word in rebuttal.

Du Mingxian felt a deep sense of powerlessness as she silently cooked.

"Tingting, go and call your dad over."

"Yes."

Soon, Xu Dazhuang came over, "Mingxian."

Du Mingxian pointed to the servants, "Sell them off."

"Yes." Xu Dazhuang didn't even ask for a reason, and directly stepped forward, grabbed the servant, and left.

The servant panicked instantly and knelt down on the ground with a thud. "Master, this old servant has done nothing wrong! How can you listen to a cousin? She is an outsider. How can she boss people around in your house?"

"It's noisy," Du Mingxian said.

Xu Dazhuang disregarded everything else, took off his socks and stuffed them into the other person's mouth, then dragged him out.

Once outside, the servants looked even more aggrieved. Seeing this, Xu Dazhuang tried to drag them along, but to no avail, so he simply asked, "Do you know who Miss Biao is?"

The servant shook his head. "It's just this cousin. How could she possibly be more important than the master? Why should the master listen to the cousin completely? Doesn't he have any dignity as a man?"

Xu Dazhuang sneered, "Do you know who this 'aunt' you're talking about is? Miss Biao's mother. Do you know why we're in the courtyard? It's because I, my mother, and my daughter were all bought by Miss Biao to impersonate family members and protect 'aunt.' Do you understand?"

“You wicked servant, I have seen you repeatedly ordering me around behind my back. I have reprimanded you to my face, but you have not changed your ways at all. You are getting what you deserve. It is only because Miss Biao is kind-hearted that you deserve to be beaten to death.”

The servant was shocked and terrified, so she always thought that her great-aunt was just someone who did nothing at home, a divorced woman who always lived at her parents' house, and she looked down on her.

So the old lady she served was actually a servant. She thought everyone was the same, but little did she know... it was the master who was being bullied by her.

Thinking of this, the servants stopped struggling, their faces ashen, and walked slowly ahead of Xu Dazhuang without needing anyone to urge them on.

Inside the Xu family residence.

Madam Zhou was shocked by Du Mingxian's actions. It took her a while to come to her senses after Xu Dazhuang left. She said anxiously, "You silly girl, how could you do this?"

"Mother, what should I do? Should I just stand by and watch a servant boss you around?"

Madam Zhou remained silent. In truth, she knew that what the servants had done was wrong, but she was soft-hearted and couldn't bring herself to refuse, so she usually pretended not to hear it.

“She’s used to taking care of your grandmother. You’re suddenly letting her go. There are still many things to do at home.”

"I'll reassign people."

“You child, you should have told your grandmother about something this big. It’s not right for you to just have your uncle sell the person.”

Du Mingxian was utterly helpless, feeling like she had energy but nowhere to use it. "Just now when I said I wanted to sell it, my uncle didn't say a word, he just grabbed me and left. Didn't you really think about why?"

After thinking for a long time, Da Zhoushi still couldn't figure it out, so she simply shook her head.

"Because you're too soft-hearted, Uncle must have already reprimanded the other party. Did they not listen?"

The Zhou family nodded hastily.

“That’s right. That’s why when I brought it up, my uncle didn’t question it at all and just took the person out to sell.”

Da Zhou stood there, stunned.

"Mom, you go ahead with your work. I'm going to see Grandma and explain."

"Mother will go with you."

After the two went in, Old Mrs. Xu was sitting by the bed. When she saw them come in, she spoke first, "Mingxian did the right thing. That person is not a good person."

Madam Zhou breathed a long sigh of relief, "As long as Mother isn't angry, that's good."

“There’s nothing to be angry about. Actually, we don’t need any servants at home. You all come back whenever you have time, and you do all the housework whenever you have a spare moment. I’m fine on my own.”

“Your health is not good, and you are all alone. We are worried about you.”

Du Mingxian suggested, "Why don't we let Grandma stay at my house for a while? It's a fun time in the village right now, and there are lots of people in the house. If Grandma gets bored, she can chat with the old ladies in the village."

Grandma Xu was very interested in the suggestion, but a little embarrassed, "Wouldn't that be inappropriate? After all, no matter how kind the Ling family is, if I go and live with them..."

"Grandma, it's alright. Just think of it as going out for a walk to clear your head."

Grandma Xu wasn't one to hold a grudge, and immediately agreed, "Okay, then when you go back today, I'll make some preparations and go with you."

"Grandma, don't worry. I'll come pick you up tomorrow. You'll be staying for a while, so bring some of your usual things. We can get more if you need more, but your usual things are hard to find."

"it is good."